--- title: "Early Market Engagement - Maintaining Debt Advice Capacity (due to income loss) in England" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-251cf21b-9110-4e63-be88-d4c40b655598" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-251cf21b-9110-4e63-be88-d4c40b655598" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-251cf21b-9110-4e63-be88-d4c40b655598.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-251cf21b-9110-4e63-be88-d4c40b655598.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE" published: "2020-07-24" --- # Early Market Engagement - Maintaining Debt Advice Capacity (due to income loss) in England Buyer: MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-251cf21b-9110-4e63-be88-d4c40b655598 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-251cf21b-9110-4e63-be88-d4c40b655598) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-251cf21b-9110-4e63-be88-d4c40b655598.json) ## Summary The Money and Pensions Service, an arm's-length body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, is conducting an early market engagement process titled "Maintaining Debt Advice Capacity (due to income loss) in England". This initiative is part of a strategic effort to ensure access to debt advice amid increased demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. The engagement phase is currently in the planning stage, with a milestone set for engagement completion by 28 July 2020. The campaign targets those in the financial and insurance services sector, specifically focusing on organisations capable of providing free debt advice in England, with a delivery address in London (postal code EC1N 2TD). This tender creates opportunities for businesses engaged in providing financial counselling and debt advice services. Organisations that are particularly well-suited to participate include those with relevant FCA authorisations, proven capability in delivering free debt advice, and those that maintain MaPS-accredited quality standards. By participating in this engagement and providing insights into their capacity challenges, these organisations may secure funding aimed at enhancing their service delivery amid ongoing economic pressures. ## Notice Money and Pensions Service is an arm's-length body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and it has a joint commitment to provide access to the information and guidance people across the UK need, to make effective financial decisions over their lifetime. Background It is critical people have access to debt advice when they need it and the UK Strategy for Financial Wellbeing sets out a goal of 2 million more people receiving debt advice by 2030. The coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy and people's personal finances and we expect demand for debt advice services to increase. To help combat this, in June MaPS secured an extra PS38 million to help providers deliver advice to more people in England who may be experiencing financial problems due to coronavirus. The PS38m has been broken into a number of funding streams; to support organisations to maintain their current capacity, and to increase capacity and help more people get the advice they need. Work has already been underway to allocate funding. Increasing Debt Advice Capacity Discussions with existing suppliers and pre-market engagement with debt advice providers not currently funded by MaPS has taken place to develop ideas on increasing the capacity of high-quality, free-to-customer debt advice by recruiting and training additional debt advisers. Further details related to this funding will be available through the MaPS website (see Links below) Maintaining Debt Advice Capacity We are pleased to announce the next phase of activity, funding to support debt advice providers who have seen a drop in income as a result of Covid-19 which is putting their vital work in helping overindebted clients at risk. Following a webinar on 17 July (a recording will be available on this page) we will be inviting organisations that meet the eligibility criteria - including those not currently funded by MaPS-to participate in an early market engagement survey and supply information about reduced income linked to Covid-19 and the impact this is having on maintaining pre-pandemic capacity to provide debt advice. The engagement is vital to give us a wider picture of sector capacity and to understand where high quality, free-to-customer debt is at risk. We will use this insight to inform any future formal application process. Which organisations might be eligible for funding: 1. Hold the relevant FCA authorisations to provide debt advice and be an existing debt advice service. 2. Provide free to customer debt advice 3. Hold a MaPS accredited quality standard or hold the relevant FCA authorisations for handling client money. 4. Provide debt advice in England What is out of scope: 1. Support for equipment to enable home or remote working 2. Lost income that has been mitigated through other support (eg furlough, other grants or support for third sector) would not be eligible 3. Lost income or funding not directly related to coronavirus Additional information: Want to find out more? MaPS will be hosting a webinar for organisations wanting to know more about this funding stream and to outline the next steps in the process. A link to a recording of the webinar hosted on Friday 17th July is now available in the attachment section. MaPS will be pleased to respond to any questions received by 28th July 2020. Kindly email commercial@maps.org with ref 20-89G in the subject line. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/267c8dd2-1635-4b9a-b24d-8e4731236252 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Jul 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Jul 2020 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC1N 2TD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | Holborn & Covent Garden | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 66000000 - Financial and insurance services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 24 Jul 2020 at 08:39 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/267c8dd2-1635-4b9a-b24d-8e4731236252 - 20 Jul 2020 at 07:09 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/267c8dd2-1635-4b9a-b24d-8e4731236252 - 17 Jul 2020 at 09:17 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/267c8dd2-1635-4b9a-b24d-8e4731236252 - 10 Jul 2020 at 08:53 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/267c8dd2-1635-4b9a-b24d-8e4731236252 - 9 Jul 2020 at 11:51 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/267c8dd2-1635-4b9a-b24d-8e4731236252 - 9 Jul 2020 at 11:47 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/267c8dd2-1635-4b9a-b24d-8e4731236252 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/267c8dd2-1635-4b9a-b24d-8e4731236252 24th July 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://moneyandpensionsservice.org.uk/ For further information visit the Money and Pensions Service website - https://maps.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Please use this link to register your organisations details onto the MaPS e-sourcing portal. - https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5951175263197435918 Please use this link to register for the webinar being hosted Friday 17th July at 1pm - https://maps.org.uk/debt-advice-funding/ Link to access further details in relation to debt advice funding. - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e7aaf115-d222-4cb6-9628-2f12119dcbab FAQ Document - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/02bd9f11-6882-410d-a0a8-26d5c32e4e8f Downloadable PDF document showing Full list of questions in the market engagement survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/U4P4HE/ Please use this link to access the Maintaining Capacity (income loss) Market Engagement Survey - https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/4139272459777176328 Recording of the webinar hosted on Friday 17th July - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7a8856b6-961b-440a-b019-9751dabeb1be FAQ Document ## Notice URLs - https://www.moneyandpensionsservice.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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